Noah's POV
I awoke with a gasp my eyes popping open and swiveling wildly taking in the hospital room that I was in and started panicking when I realized I am most definitely not at my town's one and only hospital; I should know I spent half my time there. I tried to gather what fragments of memory I could, I knew I was crossing the street lost in thought, I knew Lucas tackled me, and some Japanese guys were the ones who hit us. And a laugh, a cold dark laugh. Maybe my injuries are so bad that our small and frankly poorly equipped hospital couldn't handle it so they had me transferred. Yes, that was most likely the cause.
"So you done having your panicky episode?" I was startled by the voice but a grin spread across my face when I realized it was just Lucas. Thank god he was alright. I sat up wincing a bit but at least my arms weren't broken although my left shoulder pulsed with a dull pain seemed stiff. I study Lucas' face he looked exhausted but he was smiling.
"Lucas, I'm glad you're alright. Have you figured out why we aren't in St. Michael?" I inquire wondering if my earlier theory was correct or not.
"Ah, I don't know how to say this but Toto we aren't in Ireland anymore." Lucas chuckles when I roll my eyes.
"Be serious." I scold, but truly I didn't think he had the ability to be serious.
"I am! Look outside the window." I turn stiffly to the other side of me where a large window was. I blink, then I blink again, then rub my eyes in disbelief, because the rolling hills and dirt roads were replaced with tall building and asphalt. It was most certainly not anywhere in Ireland if the kanji on the billboards were anything to go by.
"Lucas-" I says slowly still staring outside "- how did we end up in Japan?"
" I don't know I thought we were dead at first and that we must be in heaven but then I realized that I'm in a crap ton of pain and I wouldn't be if we were in paradise right? But how cool is this? We are in Japan! Just imagine all the merch I could buy and how much I will tower over everyone and-." I was just about to tell him to shut up when a pretty nurse entered.
"I'm glad to see you boys have woke up." She says grabbing the charts located on the foot of their beds "I'll admit it was touch and go for the first few weeks but once you stabilized we were pretty hopeful that you would emerge from your comas." I look at Lucas 'weeks' I mouth and he just shrugs.
"Excuse me, ma'am but how long have we been here?" I interrupt politely and the nurse gives me a sympathetic look. "Six weeks." What? My eyes widen and I look at Lucas who only grins and gives another lazy shrug. Ah, what would I ever do without him? I think sarcastically. Then again course he'll be relaxed he won't have a mountain and a half of makeup work to do when he gets out. I give my friend a small glare.
"You two are really lucky; both of you have depressed fractures on the skull that required immediate surgery as your cerebrospinal fluid was leaking out. you had glass embedded in your shoulder and a collapsed lung-" I looked at her in confusion, who was Mr. Thill? She was looking at me but she must have the wrong file or something, it is a very common mistake in most hospitals. "Excuse me who are you talking about? My last name is Witterman and Lucas' is Mendes." She looks at me worriedly and pulls out a small medical flashlight shining it into eyes. "Can you tell me what year it is?"
" 2015." I automatically say. She tuts softly and walks towards Lucas and repeats the same question.
"2003." He says with as much confidence as I did. She goes on to ask us basic questions, me of course, answering correctly and Lucas answering with completely wrong. He must be suffering from some sort of amnesia. If that was the case how would he remember me? I didn't know him back then and he wouldn't have known all that stuff anyway seeing as he would only be five. What in the world is going on?
She questions us for about five minutes before telling us she needed to speak with a doctor. "Are you purposely trying to sound like an idiot?" I question him and he just points across the room absentmindedly at the muted T.V where the Japanese news playing, a concentrated look on his face.
August 2, 2003 was displayed on the bottom left corner. " Well it's just a recording." I reason, not even fathoming the idea of any other possibility.
"That doesn't explain why she smiled at my answers and frowned at yours or why everything in this room is ancient. You're a medical student you can't tell me that this equipment is up to date."
"Maybe they can't afford it." I rationalize.
"Don't give me that." Lucas scolds. "St. Michael hardly had any funding and their equipment was higher tech than this."
"What are you proposing?" at this point I was getting slightly hysterical. "That we somehow traveled to Japan then back in time and magically had our names changed?"
"Well, when you say it like that it sounds ridiculous. Oh and the date on the T.V isn't in English."
"You think?! and what?"
I glanced at the television and saw that Lucas was right, it was in Kanji but I knew what it said despite never studying the language a day in my life.
"What the hell?" Before Lucas could answer the Nurse and Doctor entered.
"Hello, I am Doctor Kato and I am afraid I have some bad news."
"Amnesia." I snort. "Yeah right, you're the one stuck in a time loop-thingy." I cross my arms and pout a bit. Doctor Kato informed me that I had to spend two weeks longer than Lucas at least. Partly because of the supposed amnesia the other because the glass nicked the nerves in my shoulder and they wanted to observe the first few sessions of physical therapy. Lucas had a few abrasions along with a broken collarbone and a collapsed lung. I felt a pang of guilt knowing I was responsible for his pain.
"Time loop-thingy?" Lucas laughs.
"Well do you have any idea what to call this?" I laugh before a more sober look passes across my face. "Thank you for-."
"Don't mention it." Lucas scratches his neck. "I just did what any-"
"No, no one else would have put themselves in danger for me. You saved me if it wasn't for you, at the speed the car was going and how small I am, at best I would have been paralyzed at worst… well you know."
"I do know." His eyes darken and this is the most serious I've seen him. "The brief second of whether or not I would reach you in time lasted an eternity and was one of the worst feelings I have ever known. That feeling of terror will stick with me for the rest of my life. So please don't talk about what would happen if I did not get there in time; I don't think I could handle it." Lucas' fist clenches and his face was like stone. It was so unlike his usual expression that my heart ached and I could feel tears threatening to fall from my eyes. "Lucas…" I gasp.
Bang!
"Dammit Matsuda!"
"Sorry!"
The dark mood instantly dissipates as two extremely familiar men enter our room. " Lucas, are you seeing what I'm seeing?" I whisper the men busied themselves with putting their jackets on the hook not yet realizing that we're awake.
"If you're seeing Matsuda and Aizawa from Death Note then yeah." He whispers back amazement clear in his voice.
"You're awake!" Matsuda exclaims once he notices us. He wasn't speaking English I realized but I could understand him, everything just got a hundred times weirder and my poor mind just gave up.
Lucas' POV
I stop staring at the two men in astonishment when I hear a soft thud I glance over to see Noah passed out looking worried even when unconscious. I snort and Aizawa raises his eyebrow at me and I shake my head a smile still playing on my lips. Noah wasn't as strong as he liked to appear this happens often enough that I wasn't worried, when he gets overwhelmed and can't process enough information fast enough he just passes out and his subconscious takes over. It was mildly entertaining during finals.
"Excuse my bluntness but who are you and why are you here?" My voice grows cold I may know who they are but if what is staring me right in the face is real there is months until Light finds the Death Note and I didn't want them skulking around Noah not while he is in such a delicate mind frame.
"I am Shuichi Aizawa and this is Touta Matsuda and we are the ones who hit you. We have came once a week to check on you." Aizawa says in perfect English.
"My fault! I had wheel." I winch at Matsuda's broken English. Huh, I wonder.
"Please don't worry about it's not your fault." I say in perfect Japanese. Interesting while I knew Japanese to an extent I had only been studying for a year; the way I just spoke sounded as if I have been studying for at least ten.
"Ah, you speak Japanese?" Aizawa asks
"Yes my friend and I are fluent. We are from Ireland my friend Noah came here to study and I to find a job." Might as well get our back story sorted out, Noah was a horrible liar and wouldn't come up with anything believable. There was silence as each of us tried to think of something else to say and I took that moment to reflect. Apart of me wanted to deny what was so obviously happening but the logical side of me knew that it wouldn't make a difference as Sherlock Holmes once said 'once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable must be the truth.' I couldn't pretend I knew how Noah and I have arrived here only that we have. The hardest part of it all would be convincing Noah, he would be dead set on not believing; it was just the way my friend has always been, and I fear that Noah may do something rash not believing he'd have any consequences. I would have to watch over him, protect him, but first.
"Excuse me but do you know whether or not are bags were recovered." I ask looking around the room.
Matsuda must have been wait for the silence to break because he eagerly a second after the sentence leaves my mouth. "Yes! and your suitcases." he leaves the room and I could hear him call a nurse. Suitcases? We weren't carrying-.
"I know you said not to worry-" Aizawa interrupts "- but the fact is Matsuda has been beating himself up for what happened, he hasn't sleep a full night in a month, I think hearing your forgiveness would help ease his guilt." Aizawa looks at me his eyes steady daring me to try to play it off again. I knew there was a reason I liked this guy. "If it eases his discomfort who am I to deny your request." He gives me a relieved look.
"Here you go!" Matsuda practically sings, two backpacks slung over one shoulder and two medium sized rolling suitcases in each hand.
"Thank you." I give him one of my most charming smiles. "And just so you know Noah and I don't blame you and I would very much appreciate if you stop blaming yourself." Matsuda gives me a surprised look then a relieved smile. They chatted idly for a few more minutes before they had to leave with promises of returning soon.
I eye the suitcase near my bed but decided to open my bag I raise my eyebrow when I see an envelope stuffed with Yen and a withdrawal slip from my bank tucked in along with with my bag had previously held but the cover of the textbook was blank as were the pages within. It makes sense I guess seeing how they were written in 2014.
"No." I whisper in horror frantically searching my bag until my hand grasped the side of a small book.
"How can the world be so cruel?" I whimper holding the book to my chest. I briefly wish I could pass out just to escape the horror because where my special edition of volume three of Attack on Titan once was, is the blank book.
A/N
As you can see I have change the way the story is written at the advice of shewhowasnamedanywaybummer and I do feel that this is for the best as it is my preferred way of writing. I'm sorry nothing too eventful happened but I am trying to make this realistic as possible.
Now onto the thank yous
Supernatural7365- Thank you for reviewing! I'm glad you like it so far! One point to LXNoah! Ps I like your username:)
AsphaltFalls- Thank you for your review! I do plan to steer clear of it as I said in my author's note I want this story to be as realistic as possible because Noah and Lucas are such good friends if there was any eavesdropping at all they would for the most part talk it out rather than hold on to misunderstandings.
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